Postcode · Chesham
Crime in HP5 2PE
How much crime is recorded in HP5 2PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesham West
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
HP5 2PEChesham
How safe is HP5 2PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HP5 2PE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
HP5 2PENational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.